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So i took my wife to the range for her first time ever shooting a pistol this week.
she started out with my P380, shot a whole box of federal and then went to some TulAmmo 91 grain steel case i had picked up at wal mart on the way. well it jammed. i could get it to feed after a couple trys but even when it did shoot it wouldnt reload completely about half the time. i got less than 10 through the gun.
when i tried to go back to the federal it was jamming too, failing to chamber specifically. in an attempt to keep her occupied i had to set it aside and go on to something else and never got a chance to try and fire it again.
now, ive had the gun for 1.5-2 years. its my CCW. ive never had 1 issue EVER and put 600 or so rounds through it of all kinds. i do keep the mags full. i was wondering if the springs may have just weakened in the mag? anyone know how long they should last before i replace them. Thanks, Josh
Updated 9/23 I spoke to a tech at Kahr. He said he thinks it's the recoil springs and not the mag springs, though he would give me no expected life out of a mag spring. I replaced both.
Upon removal the old mag spring was compressed over 1/2" in both mags and the recoil spring around 3/8" from the new ones. Range report to follow.
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updated 10/17 I finally got to shoot the gun after replacing the springs. I shot 100 rounds of federal with no issues. Looks like a combo of cheap ammo and weak springs lead to my problems.
she started out with my P380, shot a whole box of federal and then went to some TulAmmo 91 grain steel case i had picked up at wal mart on the way. well it jammed. i could get it to feed after a couple trys but even when it did shoot it wouldnt reload completely about half the time. i got less than 10 through the gun.
when i tried to go back to the federal it was jamming too, failing to chamber specifically. in an attempt to keep her occupied i had to set it aside and go on to something else and never got a chance to try and fire it again.
now, ive had the gun for 1.5-2 years. its my CCW. ive never had 1 issue EVER and put 600 or so rounds through it of all kinds. i do keep the mags full. i was wondering if the springs may have just weakened in the mag? anyone know how long they should last before i replace them. Thanks, Josh
Updated 9/23 I spoke to a tech at Kahr. He said he thinks it's the recoil springs and not the mag springs, though he would give me no expected life out of a mag spring. I replaced both.
Upon removal the old mag spring was compressed over 1/2" in both mags and the recoil spring around 3/8" from the new ones. Range report to follow.
updated 10/17 I finally got to shoot the gun after replacing the springs. I shot 100 rounds of federal with no issues. Looks like a combo of cheap ammo and weak springs lead to my problems.
